AllSides vs ArticleOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AllSides
Access news from diverse sources with clear media bias ratings. Compare headlines side-by-side to understand different perspectives and avoid misinformation. Explore over 100 topics with transparent political leanings of hundreds of news outlets.
- Balanced news and headline roundups
- Side-by-side story comparison
- 800+ media bias ratings
- News on 100+ topics
- Perspectives blog with analysis
- Identify political leaning of outlets
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Don’t be fooled by media bias, fake news and misinformation. AllSides provides balanced news and media bias ratings. Get news from The New York Times, Fox News, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Daily Caller and hundreds more, all in one place. Instantly see the best political news coverage from the left, center and right. Compare headlines side-by-side to get the full story. It’s the best and fastest way to avoid being misled by partisan media. 800+ Media Bias Ratings reveal the political leaning of any outlet. Quickly find news and information on 100+ different topics. We make the political bias of hundreds of news sources transparent, so you can easily identify different perspectives and avoid being manipulated by partisan media. The AllSides app features: Balanced News and Headline Roundups. Compare stories from the left, center, and right, side-by-side so you can get diverse perspectives, spot media bias, and think for yourself. Media Bias Ratings. 800+ media bias ratings reveal the political leaning of any news outlet. Add your voice to the ratings. Topics and Issues. Quickly find news and information on 100+ different topics. Perspectives Blog. Media Bias Alerts, commentary and analysis to help you explore media literacy, political polarization, bias, filter bubbles, and more. Bias is natural, but hidden media bias misleads and divides us. By providing a balanced newsfeed informed by hundreds of media bias ratings, AllSides frees people from one-sided information bubbles so they can better understand the world — and each other.
ArticleOne
Receive a single, curated industry briefing each afternoon, free from endless feeds and algorithmic noise. Get the day's most important developments, clearly written and transparently sourced from industry experts. Access an archive of past briefings and enjoy an immersive reading experience.
- Single curated daily briefing
- Transparent sourcing with direct links
- Sectioned by topic
- Immersive reading interface
- Archive access
- Ad-free experience
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Stop doomscrolling. Start reading. Article One delivers a single, curated industry briefing to your phone every afternoon. No endless feed. No algorithmic noise. Just the day's most important developments, written in clear prose and sourced transparently from the people who matter most in your industry. Every claim is attributed. Tap any passage to see exactly which account on X contributed that insight — their handle, their tweet, their take. Jump straight to the original post or profile. Article One doesn't hide where the information comes from. It puts the source front and center. Built for professionals, not scrollers. One digest per day. Sectioned by topic. Designed to be read in a few minutes over your afternoon coffee. If you missed a day, the archive has you covered. A reading experience, not a news app. Dark, immersive interface. Serif typography. Beautiful photography. No banner ads, no pop-ups, no clutter. Just your briefing. Free to start. Read 3 full digests per month at no cost. Subscribe for $1.99/month for unlimited daily reads and full archive access. Terms of Use: https://ethanjamesfox.com/articleone/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ArticleOne at 5.0 against AllSides's 4.3. ArticleOne also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). AllSides's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (301 vs 1). On price and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ArticleOne sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. AllSides asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArticleOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AllSides has 301 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AllSides ships an update every 4 months, ArticleOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AllSides | ArticleOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (301 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #79 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AllSides, LLC | Ethan Fox |
Customer experience
AllSides
ArticleOne
Bugs and requests
AllSides
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bias page not functioning properly
- Inability to go back to main screen after reading an article
- App crashes when searching for certain topics
Requested features
4 requests- Home screen widget
- Improved navigation and article browsing
- More news sources and global coverage
- Customizable bias ratings
ArticleOne
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AllSides
No in-app purchases
ArticleOne
- Article One Unlimited$1.991 Month
